Post Your Mac Setup: Past & Present (Part 11)

[djbattaglia]

Taken with my iPhone 3G - bad quality I know, not much of a setup, but here's my iMac 27" i7, 4GB, 1TB
EDIT: hehehehehe, oh wow, just realized that my die-hard 2 movie disk is popping out. - Embarrassing

i have the imac 21.5 is there a HUGE difference between them both if u just surf the net and check emails?

 

[JasonBourne1]

I've just returned to full-time study. I like my desk uncluttered. I hate wires and cords.....

Hi

I've just returned to full-time education as well lol. I like your mouse mat, where did you get it from?

 

[.md]

i have the imac 21.5 is there a HUGE difference between them both if u just surf the net and check emails?

Size of screen I guess, although I have a much faster cpu, doesn't change the rate of your internet speed, so no, not in your perspective.

 

[Reao]

Not done yet, but this is what I have gotten done so far:

I just finished running the Migration Assistant since the 27 incher is new, but I cant access any of my folders from my old iMac. Anyone have any ideas why? I have all my music, pictures, and files on the external hard drive, but it doesnt give me permission to open the folders.

can I ask you how your wall mount fits on the imac? I could not see a way for the arm of come off of them when I looked at them in the store.

 

[ljonesj]

hey cassie nice wallpaper is it an anime character if it is who is it

 

[nullx86]

hey cassie nice wallpaper is it an anime character if it is who is it

thats no anime character, thats a furry

 

[Kristine]

Very clean, but... power cord?

It tucks into the rail under the desk and gets plugged in as needed.

Hi

I've just returned to full-time education as well lol. I like your mouse mat, where did you get it from?

I got it from IKEA. It cost around $9 AUD, so should only be about $5 USD.

 

[pb1300]

can I ask you how your wall mount fits on the imac? I could not see a way for the arm of come off of them when I looked at them in the store.

There is a Vesa adapter that is made for the iMac. This is it. Its quite simple actually. You lay the iMac face down, and tilt base as far down as it goes. Then you take this plastic card (size of a credit card), and slide it in where the base connects to the iMac, at an upward angle, and the piece that connects the base comes out and reveals the 8 screws that need to be removed. Once you get that done, the Vesa mount attaches quite easily, then you add it to any wall mount that is compatible with the Vesa mount, which are pretty much any wall mount available.

The tricky part is getting the wall mount on the wall straight lol. I put up my 42" tv with a friend of mine, and had to fix it a little because it was at a slight angle, which was hardly noticeable, except to me. I measured, and measured again, and again, until I was ready to do it. I did it myself, and was quite pleased when I checked the iMac afterward and it was perfectly leveled.

Next step is to upgrade the desk, or at least a new base for the glass.

 

[SchneiderMan]

I've just returned to full-time study. I like my desk uncluttered. I hate wires and cords.....

You're gonna have to charge your Macbook though

 

[chrismacguy]

Okay, so I think Ill join the party xD - This is as much of my setup as I could fit into 1 pic and shows:

eMac G4 700Mhz 128MB RAM (screw is stripped so cant get in) 40GB HD OS X 10.3.9
PowerMac G4 450Mhz 1GB RAM 120GB HD, 1.6GB HD OS X 10.3.9
Printer
xBox 360
PowerBook G4 1.67Ghz 1.5GB RAM 80GB HD OS X 10.5.8
MacBook 2.1 4GB RAM 120GB HD OS X 10.6.2
iBook G3 300Mhz 32MB RAM 3.2GB HD OS 9.2.2
Dell something or other running Fedora Core 12 (2.8 P4, 1GB RAM, 320GB HD)

Not shown:
iMac G3 500Mhz 384MB RAM 20GB HD OS X 10.2.8
A PC or 2 running various forms of Linux.
Other Random Junk

 

[Kristine]

You're gonna have to charge your Macbook though

Look carefully and you will see the power-cord.

 

[bwiissofly]

Excuse the quality, taken with my iPhone 3G S.

In my dorm room. Last semester of undergrad ever!

 

[isis1980]

is your tv on your wall or some kind of stand? I like how high it is.

 

[pudrums]

Looks like a wall mount to me. The silver thing on the right seems to belong to the lamp.

 

[macgeek18]

Here's my current setup,I moved my MB over because I like it in front of me,and I like having an external the right of it,I have my keyboard and mouse for my MB on top,and my keyboard and mouse for the G4 in the little keyboard tray as I use them less,I need a more open air compartment for my G4 because it does get hot in the little cubby.

 

[calderone]

*snip*
eMac G4 700Mhz 128MB RAM (screw is stripped so cant get in) 40GB HD OS X 10.3.9
*snip*

If you really want in there are a few things you can do:
1. Try a slightly larger bit/screw driver and apply pressure to avoid slippage while you turn it
2. If that doesn't work, I would pull out my drill and slap on a bit that is approximately the size of the thread portion and drill it out

 

[slieu92]

pretty routine setup. imac with two external hhds. 2.1 speakers. lamp. mouse. mouse pad. card reader. ds. all on an ikea desk.

 

[xplor]

I have a very small, portable, cost&energy efficient and workable setup.
This is the only bag i own, the only computer i own. And i allways carry it arround withme, between home, university or someone elses's house.Its been like this for almost 2 years.

The next upgrades will be:

-bluetooh mouse(still not convinced about that MM)
-500Gb hard-drive
-4Gb memory
-An Iphone to replace my BBerry.


And thats it!

 

[lifeinhd]

Here's my current setup,I moved my MB over because I like it in front of me,and I like having an external the right of it,I have my keyboard and mouse for my MB on top,and my keyboard and mouse for the G4 in the little keyboard tray as I use them less,I need a more open air compartment for my G4 because it does get hot in the little cubby.

It seems like your setup changes every week or so

I dunno, I just find it to be too much work to change my setup all the time. Too many wires, plus there's only a couple places my 28" monitor will fit on my desk I can't even move the desk because it's so huge it'll only fit in one place in the room

 

[chrismacguy]

If you really want in there are a few things you can do:
1. Try a slightly larger bit/screw driver and apply pressure to avoid slippage while you turn it
2. If that doesn't work, I would pull out my drill and slap on a bit that is approximately the size of the thread portion and drill it out

The only problem with both of those is that the screw is tightly in and completely and utterly stripped. Unless anyone has a screwdriver/bit thats shaped like a circle thatll do it (Looks like some idiots been at it with a just slightly to small screwdriver)

 

[macgeek18]

It seems like your setup changes every week or so

I dunno, I just find it to be too much work to change my setup all the time. Too many wires, plus there's only a couple places my 28" monitor will fit on my desk I can't even move the desk because it's so huge it'll only fit in one place in the room

yes it does,I move it to where it will be easier to work at and stare at the screen for longer amounts of time.

 

[kainjow]

I have a very small, portable, cost&energy efficient and workable setup.
This is the only bag i own, the only computer i own. And i allways carry it arround withme, between home, university or someone elses's house.Its been like this for almost 2 years.

The next upgrades will be:

-bluetooh mouse(still not convinced about that MM)
-500Gb hard-drive
-4Gb memory
-An Iphone to replace my BBerry.


And thats it!

I do something similar. I only have a MBP which I take to work and back home, and whenever I travel. Only things that stay at work/home are my mouse and external drives. It's a very clean and simple setup

 

[xplor]

I do something similar. I only have a MBP which I take to work and back home, and whenever I travel. Only things that stay at work/home are my mouse and external drives. It's a very clean and simple setup

well,my mouse its very small so i carry it around all the time. I only have a 4 year old 320Gb Lacie external drive that i almost never use.
The biggest issue with this setup its that i currently have nothing backed up..
I'm thinking about subscribing a service like carbonite or something...

 

[Mexbearpig]

Macbook 2.0/2/160
Apple bluetooth keyboard+mighty mouse
Swans M10's
IKEA desk+Drawers
WD 1TB HD

Sorry about the terrible quality . Couldn't get a good picture.

 

[Techhie]

Found a 2008 octad at the right price, which left me with enough for these babies Now All I need is the Mac Pro to drive them, hopefully that many lumens doesn't sear the skin

Sorry for the crappy pic, DSLR is gone and the only camera in a 500 ft radius is the MacBook Pro iSight.

The power...The Power!!! Mwuahahaha!